Originally Posted by
wheels_down
AirAsia did the same thing in Sydney. Switched on the AP soon as wheels off the ground and it just followed where the crew incorrectly programmed it to go. They didn’t know any wiser. Thank Christ the tower had eyes on it drifting over to 16L.
I thought their effort was even better. The IRUs were aligned on a point thousands of miles away, and they had the maps in plan mode, 'cos that was the only way they could see Sydney....